Aurora 1:60 Flying Sub Box Open Kit Review & Dry Fit

[@brianartillery]

Aurora kits were astonishing. I have this kit, the Spindrift from 'Land Of The Giants', the UFO from 'The Invaders', and The Voyager from the animated 'Fantastic Voyage' show. All have interiors, and figures. I had an uncle who was in the Merchant Navy, who had a knack of seeing something on a voyage and knowing I'd like it. We only saw him a few times a year, but every time, he brought me, and later, me and my brother, cool stuff we'd never heard of. Aurora kits were a favourite, especially the glow in the dark horror kits.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

So many great Sci-Fi models out there… so little time to build.

[@brianartillery]

I remember being on a school trip to a Zoo, when I was a kid, and being both fascinated and amused on seeing a Wombat 'squeaking one out', and the turds being little cubes. A Rhinoceros dump is cube shaped, too, but much larger. Faecal matter is always funny to children. But nobody else.

[@msee383]

I’m 61, and boy do I remember. I loved the show.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I was a lot of fun at the time

[@keithrose6931]

Blimey I had forgotten that I'd made that as a kid . Happy days !

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

It’s a classic

[@keithrose6931]

@@HarryHoudiniModels 👍

[@robbielee2148]

Aurora models were quite popular in Canada back in the day. I likely had half a dozen or so but only 2 SF, UFO & Seaview. The best detailed model from this company in my experience was their HMS KGV, the main stay of my mini fleet until Airfix version available. Thx for the memories.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Robbie. It was a trip down memory lane.

[@darronhedges5873]

That shape is seared in my brain,i never had the kit but remember a lot of things that looked faintly similar i had to imagine was the real thing.I want it!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

It is very desirable

[@basfinnis]

Blimey, I remember watching this :o

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I think a lot of us old farts do too.

[@robertcolbourne386]

All those Aurora Sci fi models are great , dated but still great . The Flying sub, the Spindrift, the UFO from the invaders, the Ragnarok . Damn I want them all .

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes, we all want more than our stash cupboard can fill.

[@jeffholt9437]

Hi Harry - given your update on the pending completion of Stingray, just a reminder about this kit!!!!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

It is on my list but so is the Battlestar Galactica… I want to build everything now!

[@dave_jackson3043]

Hi buddy, being ex-military I do love my tanks armour and aircraft however I grew up on these TV series and loved them. That is an awesome trade you did get the better end of the deal. Stay safe pal and happy modelling😉👍😊

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Good on you Dave... yep suspend disbelief and just enjoy it for what it is.

[@richardlott579]

I loved building this kit back in the 70s but still remember having had problems with warping in the hull pieces. Still loved the kit then and wouldn't mind having it again today.,

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

It’s a fun kit. My only warping seems to be on the front panel.

[@ecidaho]

Still have a 70s Seaview kit to build!!! Land of the Giants was the Spindrift. Had a few of those kits 1000 years ago. Also Irwin Allen production! Love the Orion Space Clipper, go Pan Am!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes I must finish my Space Clipper

[@701CPD]

Had the original Aurora Seaview model in the '60s - it was neat, but the problem was it was molded in all-black plastic. Tough to cover in gray paint from those little Testors paint bottles!

[@thomasdailey9280]

Very cool ! I watched that show . Moebius Models makes a 1 meter long kit of the Seaview .

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Now now Thomas... no bragging about how long yours is mate!

[@thomasdailey9280]

@@HarryHoudiniModels if I was bragging I would have said 39 inches . That sounds bigger . But the idea Of a hole opening in the bottom if it to drop something sounds too weird for that comparison.

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

Aurora kits were everywhere in Belgium. I bought my first Flying Sub in 1971 in a souvenir store! I've just ordered the Moebius retooled version. A bit disappointing that the engine room with its two turbines and control panel seem to be missing. I'm tempted to get the lighting kit and the photo-etched interior parts as well.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

The lighting and PE upgrade would add a great touch to the kit.

[@garycooper3487]

I seem to remember a flying mini sub in that old Japanese cartoon 'Marine Boy', way back when. Must have been the 'in' thing back in the 60s and 70s

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Even the Jetsons had one... they were all the rage!

[@arclementsjr]

Pure fantasy and pleasure!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes it is... and why not? :)

[@billg7813]

Thanks. In my imagination, my flying sub was a space ship. I spent a lot of time looking at it and escaping a bad childhood.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes I always thought it might fly in space too.

[@vasili1207]

As I was watching thinking it be cool if there was land of the giants models ... I remember watching them every Sunday with the old man, I wanted to be watching the wwf but it grew on me. It was voyage to bottoms of sea land of giants then little house on the prairie. This was in the early 90s so it was already a classic .wish kits like this was readily available. Got a great subjet to tinker with there

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Moebius make a Spindrift kit, but it is not easy to come by.

[@guillermopalacios959]

Hola, yo tengo uno armado mi padre lo compro hace 55 añis y aun lo conservo,es un modelo precioso,saludos desde Mexico

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks for sharing

[@rikbryan9709]

Harry, that's mint!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks but looks Lemon to me...

[@johngrubb1590]

Hi Harry, the spiny things the top one is a hatch so they could get in.👍

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks John. Obvious now LOL

[@paulcorrigan649]

Be interesting to see your lighting solution.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

It’s sure to be illuminating

[@paulcorrigan649]

@@HarryHoudiniModels boom boom 🤣

[@rogersmith2950]

Hi Harry Now Stingray done would you be having ago at the Flying sub. Would love to see the build. 😀

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

What a great idea

[@billclarke5916]

Harry, I had the mobius models kit, and I stuffed up the paint job. Trying to mask the fins and the circular top hatch was just impossible. Also, I used a tamiya rattle can, in camel yellow for the main color, and that didn't want accept the dark blue of the circular part of the hatch and fins because it's a poly carbonate from memory.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Tamiya rattle cans usually are lacquer paint. So to paint over them may require an acrylic clear coat, if using water based or even alcohol based paints. Yellow is a bugger of a colour and usually needs a white, pink, or very pale blue coat underneath to work well. Any dark colours would just bleed through.

[@billclarke5916]

Harry, those "spinny things" are the hatches, the top one being the entry and exit.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Ah! Of course... how would they get in or out otherwise. Thanks

[@davidnations6708]

Love Sci fi kits

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

They are so exciting!

[@billevans7936]

Far Out...ive got the Seaview..( voyage to see what's on the bottom) lol..

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Oh goodie you have the mother sub and I have the baby sub...

[@aussiefrenchman-hobbytable9960]

Hi Harry lol how did we get to wombat shit lol , loved the series mate , so jealous, great kit ! Wonder if you remember Moon 1999 , love those old series but like you said acting was f***ed lol! have a good one 👍👍👍👍

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

G’day Frenchman... you mean Gerry Anderson’s Space 1999? I have both series 1 & 2. Still fun to watch, but my favourite was UFO. Do you remember that one? Some great models used in it.

[@aussiefrenchman-hobbytable9960]

Yes , far out ,knew It was wrong , but it was my favorite, it was like , what if ! Lol was ,as I remember believable 😂😂😂😂UFO ,had to look it up , boy did that bring back memories, loved the sub ! Oh the women 😊😊😊

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes the women in that cold submarine!

[@waynecoulter6761]

I'd like to see you build and detail the old Aurora AH-56 Cheyenne Helicopter... It has been released by Atlantis...

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Bit off topic, but thanks. Not really a chopper guy. Built one in my youth but the blades kept falling off. Maybe one day, but right now I have a lot of half built kits I want to complete first.

[@tonyperez4791]

Great review Harry ! Not bad for a 55 yrs old kit. Looking forward to your build. did you ever built the Stingray submarine ? Hope you have a great/safe week, Tony

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Tony. My Stingray will get built before this Flying Sub. Right now I am getting over illness, then finishing the backlog on my workbench of builds in progress. Once I get that all done I plan to start on the Stingray.

[@tonyperez4791]

@@HarryHoudiniModels Harry hope you get well soon. This will teach me to write comments before the end of the video, during the ads.🤯 You answered my question at the end . LOL ! Take care, Tony

[@farnarkle]

Are wombat bum holes square? Or is it a case of a square peg out of a round hole?

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

No idea, haven’t had time to poke a finger up one and check. but they are very grumpy buggers!

[@msee383]

Could you use a copy of the control panel for stingray?

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

One’s Irwin Allen the other is Gerry Anderson… not sure they use the same type of plugs

[@jimminey-fooking-cricket4903]

The paint view also looks like the Martian war machines from one of the war of the worlds movies.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Come to think of it, they are a bit similar. Must have been only a few model makers for the movies back then, too lazy to come up with new ideas LOL

[@nickbutler7935]

What a great trip down Memory lane.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes Nick, it sure was. I found some Voyage videos on Boobtube.. Was an experience watching how bad the show was with adult eyes LOL

[@edwinchampeau8685]

Did you build it yet?

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

It sank in the bath never to be seen again

[@ltgray2780]

Dust 'em off, Harry.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Achooo. I did...

[@ltgray2780]

@@HarryHoudiniModels God Bless You. {Can't spell gazoonthide.}

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Gesundheit mine heir Gray

[@stevelyons1962]

Also explains why Wombats have a reputation as being grumpy

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Exactly Steve LOL

[@thomasdailey9280]

Steve Lyons 😃 Almost been there , done that . Hopefully evolution has treated the wombat kindly .

[@jamesmcgowen1769]

The front windscreen frame makes me think they stole the design from a mid to late 60’s Pontiac....

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Maybe they did... all design steals from the look at the time.